Ángel Muñiz is preparing for a new cinematic adventure. On this occasion he has returned with a story for the family to enjoy, a project in which he has invested 40 million pesos without expecting to get it back in the Dominican Republic.
The veteran filmmaker premieres this Sunday, March 12th at 9pm on Color Visión, “Sola a los 40”, the first Dominican film conceived specifically for television.
personal story
The tape recreates a personal story he witnessed between his mother and sister, which is why it is a film dedicated to women. “It was no coincidence that we premiered this month of March,” he warns.
Muñiz is one of those who believe Dominicans deserve to have access to free movies “because they are the people who consume the products, from the companies that we earn 25 percent of their tax payments from, that give us that.” Film Law Provides. “.
Aware of this reality, he knows that he will not recover his investment in seven commercial breakers that the film has, from which he was only able to obtain one and a half million pesos.
“Alone at 40” with a running time of about 80 minutes already has a distributor in the US who will place it on streaming TV platforms.
Regarding scripts for television, he explained that the writer must know a country’s rules, such as the universal one of leaving room for seven commercial breaks.
“Keep in mind that amidst these commercial breaks in those moments, the audience isn’t so engaged with the story that they interrupt it, but at the same time, that commercial break needs to remain at a time when the viewer feels interested in what’s happening, it sets.” continues in history,” he commented to this newspaper.
Summary
“This is the story of Sandra Muñoz, a 44-year-old widow who is concerned that the possibility of a new romance in her life is ever more distant. The disproportionate jealousy of Sophia, her 10-year-old daughter, is the main reason. But in addition, the words of a priest fuel the already stormy relationship between mother and daughter.
From that moment on, the problematic girl uses religious argument to top the list of many others she uses to justify her actions to make her mother’s life difficult and scare off the suitors who come to the house.
The romantic comedy is a Películas Hechas a Mano production in collaboration with Estudios Quitasueño and Color Visión and features outstanding performances from María Tavárez, Yván Jiménez, Laina Taveras and Richard Douglas, who is also the film and commercial producer. The all-star cast is completed by Lumy Lizardo, Irving Alberti, Miguel Ángel Martínez, Erlyn Saúl, Patricia Muñoz, Luis del Valle and Greimy Menéndez.
Alone at 40 is produced by Tatiana Calcaño and veteran cinematographer Peyi Guzmán.